2 ways to gain favor with God and man: mercy & truth

Proverbs 3
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

I Samuel 2:26
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Based on proverbs 3, both Samuel and Jesus Christ applied the principles of holding onto mercy and truth.

John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

So mercy & truth can definitely benefit us immensely as we etch God’s word into our heart and life.

Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 4:23
Keep [guard] thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.